Short Synopsis
Jenny Colgan, bestselling author of the Little Beach Street Bakery series, presents her award-winning Sweetshop of Dreams—a charming, heartwarming story of nostalgic sweets and finding yourself.

Full Synopsis
Rosie Hopkins thinks leaving her busy London life, and her boyfriend Gerard, to sort out her elderly Aunt Lilian's sweetshop in a small country village is going to be dull. Boy, is she wrong.

Rosie's life is . . . comfortable. And even though she might like to pursue a more rewarding career, and Gerard doesn't seem to have any plans to propose, Rosie's not complaining. Things could be worse. Right?

Lilian Hopkins has spent her life running Lipton's sweetshop, through wartime and family feuds. When her great-niece Rosie arrives to help her with the shop, Lilian struggles with the idea that it might finally be time to settle up, and wrestles with the secret history hidden behind the jars of beautifully colored sweets.

But as Rosie gets Lilian back on her feet, breathes a new life into the candy shop, and gets to know the mysterious and solitary Stephen—whose family seems to own the entire town—she starts to think that settling for what's comfortable might not be so great after all.

"[Crick's] voice is clear, easy to understand and pleasant to listen to." -A Bookworm's World

"[Crick has] managed to give a series of distinctly appropriate character voices . . . bringing a sense of who each person is and how they relate to one another." -I Am, Indeed

"[Crick] brough the story to life." -Cozy Nook Books